book log: 64) Francis Durbridge -- The World of Tim Frazer

[julesjones]

First of what is apparently a trilogy of thrillers about Tim Frazer, engineer turned secret service agent. As the book opens, Frazer is dealing with the aftermath of his erstwhile partner in their small engineering firm having treated the company funds as his own. Harry Denston has disappeared as the firm is liquidated, but Frazer receives a message telling him to meet Denston at a remote fishing village, as Denston has got onto a new source of income.

Frazer might not believe the story about money, but he wants to find Denston -- both to kick his backside and reassure himself that his former partner is all right. But when he arrives, there's no sign of Harry. What he does find is an interesting selection of odd happenings, and a temporary job offer from a rather secretive office in Whitehall.

Competently written and entertaining; while there's nothing out of the ordinary here, it's an enjoyable bit of escapism.

http://www.librarything.com/work/1728993/

Comments

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

My library has that in two CD versions: unabridged read by Clive Mantle, and abridged read by Anthony Stewart Head. I'm spoiled for choice...

[julesjones]

I've got abridged audiobooks of another Tim Frazer and one from a different suspense series by the same author, both read by Anthony Head. He's a very good reader, even if I'd prefer an unabridged version.

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

All copies are out on loan, so I ordered both versions. Shall see which turns up first.

[feetnotes.livejournal.com]

do people in it swear, "by timothy!" ?